Author: DrNelson

  5 Fall tips for a Healthy Pet. Mushrooms - yes on pizza, no for our pets. With the damp, darker days of Fall, comes an abundance of mushrooms.  If your pet consumes them, be prepared for some severe gastrointestinal upset.  At best, you will be cleaning your...

Here’s five signs to help tell that your cat is happy.   He’s Using his Litter Box Where your cat does his business can tell you a lot about his health—and his happiness. If your cat has made a habit of missing the litter box, or eliminating...

As the unofficial start of summer begins, many of us may be taking to the roads with our pets.  Several considerations we need to think of before pulling out of the driveway include safety, comfort, and preparation. With safety in mind, when traveling by car, be...

Now that we can almost believe Spring is here, it’s important to talk about tick and flea preventatives.  There is a lot of confusion about which is the best flea and tick medicine to give a pet. A collar that emits the active ingredients slowly? A...

Anesthesia can be scary and we all have our preconceived perceptions of, and concerns about the risk of anesthesia.  Several studies recently conducted to determine the risk of death under anesthesia in an otherwise healthy animal is estimated at 0.06% or 1/1667.  This number is...

Now that I got your attention.   Over 10 million pets a year will end up missing and without proper identification 90% of them will never return home.  One of the biggest issue is the belief that our pets will never become lost when in fact...

When you ask most Veterinarians when the examination starts most will say when they enter the exam room.   The true answer is when the pet is taken out of the home and brought to the clinic.   This is a very important factor that most veterinarians...

PROTECT YOUR PET WITH HELPING PAWS